Analysis
Barbara van Schewick (Stanford CIS Blog), California Is Being Asked to Give Up 14 Years of Broadband Protections. It Doesn't Have To, September 16, 2026
Harold Feld (Public Knowledge): Trump Administration Wants California To Trade Up to $16 billion in Broadband Benefits It Has Now for $1.42 billion It Will Disperse Later (Not to Mention Preempting California Broadband Laws). What a Deal!, September 17, 2026
Katharine Trendacosta and Chao Liu (EFF Blog): California: Tell the Governor to Stand Up for Net Neutrality, Affordability, and Public Safety, September 15, 2026
Actions
Demand Progress Action Page:
Tell Governor Newsom to reject Trump's scheme to end net neutrality!
Demand Progress Call Page:
Call Governor Newsom — reject Trump's scheme to end net neutrality!
EFF Action Page:
California: Tell the Governor to Stand Up for Net Neutrality, Affordability, and Public Safety
Fight for the Future Call Tool:
Urgent: Trump is attacking net neutrality in California
Selected Press
David Dayen (The American Prospect): Trump Administration Could Nullify California Internet Protections, October. 19, 2026
Khari Johnson (CalMatters): California is poised to get $1.4 billion for broadband. But there’s a huge catch, September 18, 2026
Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica): California may gut state net neutrality law to comply with Trump admin demand, September 16, 2026
Karl Bode (Techdirt): Trump Says California Can’t Stand Up To Big Telecom If It Wants Taxpayer Grants, September 17, 2026
Letters
Leaders of the Lower Russian River Firewise Communities
October 21, 2026
The Utility Reform Network (TURN) Press Release
October 16, 2026
"Consumer Advocates and Telecommunications Experts Urge Governor to Reject Condition of BEAD Funding"
Includes statements from the following:
● Mark Toney, Executive Director, TURN
● Frank Arce, Executive Vice President, Communications Workers of America District 9 (CWA D-9)
● John Bergmayer, Legal Director, Public Knowledge
● Tracy Rosenberg, Executive Director, Media Alliance
● Phil Grosse, Chair, Legislation Committee, California Democratic Party Rural Caucus
● Jibran Ludwig, Policy Strategist, Fight for the Future
● Joey La Neve DeFrancesco, Director, Demand Progress Campaigns
The Rural Caucus of the California Democratic Party
October 15, 2026
Digital Equity Advocates Letter
September 15, 2026
Signatories:
● California Community Foundation
● NextGen California
● The Utility Reform Network (TURN)
● California Alliance for Digital Equity (CADE)
● Digital Equity LA
● Electronic Frontier Foundation
● Public Knowledge
● ACLU California Action
● Center for Accessible Technology
● National Digital Inclusion Alliance
● Open Technology Institute at New America
● National Consumer Law Center
● Michelson Center for Public Policy
● East Bay Broadband Consortium
● Media Access Project
● Everyone On
● Destination Crenshaw
● Digital Equity, UNITE-LA
● Media Alliance
● Latino Equality Alliance
● Community Broadband Networks, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
● Fresno Coalition for Digital Inclusion
● Pacoima Beautiful
● Connect the Valley (CtV)
● Health Equity Rising
● Restore 180
● Innovate Public Schools
● Communities In Schools of Los Angeles
Ex Parte Filing of the Utility Reform Network; Center for Accessible Technology; Public Knowledge Communications Workers of America, District 9; and California Alliance for Digital Equity Regarding Acceptance of NTIA's Condition 50 to the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment Program
September 17, 2026
Signatories:
● The Utility Reform Network
● Center for Accessible Technology
● Public Knowledge
● The Communications Workers of America District 9
● California Alliance for Digital Equity
Communications Workers of America Letter
September 16, 2026
Signatories: Communications Workers of America, District 9
Video and Audio
Condition 50: The Fine Print Threatening California’s Internet Protections – Episode 30 of Unbuffered, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, October 21, 2026